Question: Two constant-volume tanks, each filled with 30 kg of air, have temperatures of 900 K and 300 K. A heat engine placed between the two

Two constant-volume tanks, each filled with 30 kg of air, have temperatures of 900 K and 300 K. A heat engine placed between the two tanks extracts heat from the high temperature tank, produces work, and rejects heat to the low temperature tank. Determine the maximum work that can be produced by the heat engine and the final temperatures of the tanks. Assume constant specific heats at room temperature.

Two constant-volume tanks

AIR 30 kg 900 K HE AIR 30 kg 300 K

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